dǐng​liáng​zhù

pillar

  • created reference approved 顶梁柱/頂梁柱 → 根 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顶梁柱 / 頂梁柱 dǐng​liáng​zhù

    根 gēn

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 顶梁柱/頂梁柱 · dǐng​liáng​zhù · pillar — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顶梁柱 / 頂梁柱

    dǐng​liáng​zhù

    pillar

    the main pillar that supports the ridgepole or roof beam of a house

    顶 (literal) → 顶/頂 · dǐng · to push from below 梁 (literal) → 梁 · liáng · beam 柱 (literal) → 柱 · zhù · pillar

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 顶梁柱/頂梁柱 · dǐng​liáng​zhù · backbone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    顶梁柱 / 頂梁柱

    dǐng​liáng​zhù

    backbone

    a person or thing that serves as a main support or mainstay of a family, organization, or cause

    顶 (literal) → 顶/頂 · dǐng · to push from below 梁 (literal) → 梁 · liáng · beam 柱 (literal) → 柱 · zhù · pillar

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense